The Boys Are Back (Sawyer Brown album)

The Boys Are Back
Studio album by Sawyer Brown
Released	September 19, 1989
Genre	Country
Length	38:13
Label	Capitol/Curb
Producer	Mark Miller Randy Scruggs
Sawyer Brown chronology
Wide Open (1988) The Boys Are Back (1989) Greatest Hits (1990)

The Boys Are Back is the sixth studio album released by the American country music band Sawyer Brown. Released in 1989 on Capitol Records, it features three singles: "The Race Is On" (a cover of a George Jones song), "I Did It for Love", and "Puttin' the Dark Back into the Night".

Track listing

1. "Puttin' the Dark Back into the Night" (Mark A. Miller)
2. "Rosie Knows" (Steve Hubbard, Miller)
3. "Did It for Love"
4. "The Race Is On" (Don Rollins) - 2:53
5. "Hey, Hey"
6. "Good While It Lasted" (Don Cook, Bill LaBounty)
7. "Locomotive" (Miller)
8. "The Heartland" (Miller, Randy Scruggs)
9. "I'm Gonna Miss You After All"
10. "Gettin' Tough (Good Ol' Boy)" (Richard Bennett, Steve Earle)
11. "Passing Train" (Hubbard)

Personnel

Sawyer Brown

• Gregg "Hobie" Hubbard – keyboards, background vocals
• Mark Miller – lead vocals
• Bobby Randall – guitar, background vocals
• Jim Scholten – bass guitar
• Joe "Curley" Smith – drums

Additional musicians

• Eddie Bayers - drums, percussion
• Steve Gibson - guitars
• John Barlow Jarvis - keyboards, piano
• Jerry Kroon - drums, percussion
• Mike Lawler - synthesizers
• Mac McAnally – vocal arrangement
• Terry McMillan - harmonica, percussion
• Mark O'Connor - fiddle
• Don Potter - rhythm guitar

Chart performance

Chart (1989)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	5
Canadian RPM Top Albums	85

External links

• The Boys Are Back at Allmusic